Queen Camilla's behaviour towards Kate Middleton during Trump visit leaves people in disbelief

Royal fans have slammed Queen Camilla after claiming to be less than impressed with her behaviour towards Kate Middleton during a reception for the US president.

Donald Trump is currently on his second official state visit to the UK, where he and his wife, Melania, will spend two days partaking in a slew of events, including royal receptions taking place behind closed doors to avoid protesters.

But at one such event, people clocked that Camilla appeared to have a rather frosty response when Kate came over to speak to her and Melania.

The exchange unfolded rapidly, but left a lasting impression on people when it was captured on camera.

A short clip posted on social media shows Kate, Camilla, and Melania talking, with Charles, William, and Trump behind them.

After a few seconds, Camilla can be seen touching Kate on the arm and speaking to her, after which the princess awkwardly walks away from the conversation.

People took to Twitter to share their interpretations of the brief but cold exchange.

One wrote: "Wow the look Camilla gave Kate. She is not a fan."

Others believed that the incident was an example of Camilla asserting herself over Kate.

"Camilla had already shown Kate who’s boss," posted one, while another quipped: "Ok you can go now, the grown ups need to talk. Cammy is no joke."

One person went into more depth, speculating: "You could tell Camilla was getting annoyed the moment Kate walked over and started trying to dominate the conversation between her and Melania.

"Someone had probably told her to flex her muscles, but Camilla wasn’t having it and she rightly cut her down."

It's not clear exactly what Camilla said to Kate; one person believed she may even have told her to 'shoo', writing: "I'm sure she told her to 'shoo'. Camilla's not playing, she dismissed her."

Some people might have been impressed or amused, but others were left appalled by the exchange and drew parallels with the treatment of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after they stepped back as working royals.

They wrote: "Wow. The nastiness that exists within that family. Harry was lucky to get away.

"Even taking duchess Meghan out of the equation, Harry truly ESCAPED!"

Trump's second state visit has already seen public controversy, as well as at the private events.

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